The Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia has given a major speech on economic policy. Jennifer Westacott has appealed to the Senate to pass company tax cuts, and floated a HECS-style scheme for vocational training. And a draft Productivity Commission report on the GST carve-up ...

A new report predicts every job will be changed by automation over the next two decades. Future workers will be spending more time learning on the job, solving problems and using science and mathematics skills. The Foundation for Young Australians is calling for a shake-up in education to better ...

Despite receiving millions of dollars of taxpayers money, Careers Australia was placed in administration last month. But even while its operations were under scrutiny, it targeted a new set of potential students - and new source of government money....